Background Traumatic abdominal wall hernias (TAWHs) are a rare clinical entity that can be
difficult to diagnose and manage. There is no consensus on management of TAWH due to …

Although the prevailing stereotype is that most hunting injuries are gunshot wounds inflicted
by intoxicated hunting buddies, our experience led us to hypothesize that falls comprise a …

Introduction. Retained surgical foreign bodies (RSFB) constitute a theoretically preventable
surgical morbidity. Despite numerous case reports and clinical series, very few studies exist …

Background: To efficiently capture evaluation and management (E&M) and procedural billing
in our surgical intensive care unit (SICU), we have developed an electronic billing system …

This study represents the first attempt at evaluating the ability of the CureViolence Hospital-Response
Intervention Program (previously CeaseFire) to disrupt the pattern of violent …

The importance of hyperglycemia in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is well established. However,
little is known regarding the clinical predictive value of acute hyperglycemic events. This …

This study represents the first attempt at evaluating the ability of the CureViolence Hospital-Response
Intervention Program (previously CeaseFire) to disrupt the pattern of violent …

Penetrating neck trauma comprises 5%-10% of all traumatic injuries in adults and carries up
to a 10% mortality rate for those affected. Management of penetrating neck trauma can be …

BACKGROUND: Lung transplantation from non–heart-beating donors causes ischemia-reperfusion
injury. We sought to determine the trigger for expression of intercellular adhesion …

In 1985, Heckler published a report on the status of African-Americans, noting that the health
status of Blacks and minority populations was significantly worse than that of their White …